'Chester Soccer': Teens score big with support from Philadelphia Union Foundation

Yes, Brad! Let's go! Yes, Brad! Good work, Brad! My freshman year, I joined the soccer team not knowing anything. Good finish, E-Fred! Yes, sir! And it's helped me build up, you know, confidence. My leadership skill. And having this opportunity for free is a blessing, you know? You can take a shot, too. Chester soccer. It's bigger than just soccer. We represent Chester today. Yes? The majority of the kids playing on my team It's from three different schools from the Chester area. They're just trying to make it in life and trying to see where their real purpose is in life. Everything is completely free. The Philadelphia Union Foundation supports us, gives us the resources, the opportunities. Now it's our job to put it in the game, give them a formation, give them the lineup, and show them that they do really matter. The Philadelphia Union Foundation provides access and wellness and uses soccer as a platform for good. Chester soccer is one of our major initiatives. we pay for their cleats their shin guards we pay for the fields we transport them and we have a new way of fundraising called exit six swag line forge in chester pennsylvania right at exit six and all the um revenue that we are raising through this swag line will get poured right back into the programs that we serve chester soccer being a primary one today is the day to prove ourselves, right? Although we have had many flaws, we all put in the work, the effort, you know, go to training every day. Let's go, guys. Come on. Quick, quick, quick, quick. I'm originally from Liberia. I moved down here, turned to the floor. I want to be a pro soccer player, even grow up, and that's why I keep working every day, every, every day. One, two, three, center! Starting lineup on the field, boys. Let's go. Anybody interested in learning more, Just go to PhiladelphiaUnionFoundation.org. They give us the support. They give us the resources to do more than just soccer, to express themselves and be themselves and keep moving forward in their lives after they're done off the field.